Calendar of Events

ALL PERFORMANCES HAVE BEEN CANCELED

The Clarence Brown Theatre will open its 2022/2023 Season with Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, “Murder on the Orient Express,” running on the MainStage September 14th to October 2nd.

Tickets may be purchased by calling the Box Office at 865-974-5161 or online at https://clarencebrowntheatre.com/plays/murder-on-the-orient-express/. UT Faculty/Staff receive 15% off ticket prices. Students see the previews for FREE, the rest of the performances for $5, and Opening Night for $10.

The Pay What You Can Preview performance, where patrons can name their own price, will be held Wednesday, September 14. Behind the Scenes Sunday will take place following the Sunday, September 18 matinee. A Talk Back will take place Sunday, September 25 following the matinee. Deaf Night at the Theatre will take place Tuesday, September 27. The Open Captioned performance is Sunday, October 2 at 2:00 pm.

Free and convenient parking is available in the Upper Parking of McClung Tower Garage (G2) on Volunteer Boulevard.

The production contains all the glamour, intrigue, and suspense of Christie’s novel, with a healthy dose of humor to quicken the pace. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of year, but by morning there is one less passenger. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed numerous times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – before he or she can strike again.

Clarence Brown Theatre / Carousel Theatre, 1714 Andy Holt Ave on the UT campus, Knoxville, TN 37996. For information/tickets: 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com

Meet under the Pavilion in Lakeshore Park (the structure with a roof and no sides, it sits close to Marble Hall and the newer playground). There will be signs to help guide you.

second Wednesday of the month: September 14, October 12, November 9

If you live in Knoxville or happen to be visiting the area, we'd love to breathe together under an old oak tree in Lakeshore Park. Engaging our breath in healthy ways can not only benefit our physical health, it can also help us attune to the Holy Spirit (the breath of God) as well as better connect to our own heart, body, soul and spirit. Breathing together in community can be a delightful gift of finding ease in our lives with others who are trying to do the same. So bring a camp chair, blanket &/or meditation cushion. We so look forward to breathing together under the oak tree.

Please email if you have any questions: caroline@knoxvilleascension.org
This is a free event and all are welcome. Registration is encouraged.
https://www.spiritusknox.com/breathing

Join us for Live Band Karaoke at Pretentious Beer Co! It's like traditional karaoke, but way better. Instead of singing with a robotic backing track, you get to jump on stage and be the lead singer with an all-star band featuring Travis and Owen of Tinca Tinca, Maggie Tharp, Ben McLaughlin, and Grady Milligan.
Come early at 6pm to sign up; karaoke runs from 7-9pm.
Follow @TincaTincaMusic and @PretentiousBeerCo on the socials for the song list
Doors and signups at 6pm
Karaoke 7-9pm
$5 cover

https://www.facebook.com/events/1494356864413844/1494356871080510/

2022 Anthropology Visiting Lecture Series
“Funerals and the Afterlife from al-Jahiliyya to Islam”, Dr. Leor Halevi, Vanderbilt University
Zoom link: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/98478543791
Password: 013280

Wednesday, September 14 at 4:30pm to 6:00pm

James A. Haslam II Business Building, 103
1000 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996
https://calendar.utk.edu/event/2022_anthropology_visiting_lecture_series_1196#.Yx9NgXbMLct

The Plant Trolley & Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus
Wed, September 14, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDT

Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus, 621 Lamar Street, Knoxville, TN 37917

Tickets are $25 each Blank skulls, paint, decor, live plants, & one (1) beer included with ticket purchase Party starts at 5:30pm!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sugar-skull-painting-plant-party-by-the-plant-trolley-tickets-413723838137

On Nov. 14, 2022, ten talented senior adults will get the chance to shine as part of the 3rd Annual Seniors Got Talent, Knoxville variety show produced by the Morning Pointe Foundation in conjunction with Morning Pointe Senior Living at The Bijou Theatre.

Morning Pointe’s event seeks to showcase local senior talent and celebrate the young-at-heart. Auditions for Seniors Got Talent Franklin are happening now through Oct. 7 for in-person auditions or Oct. 14 for online auditions. Details – including locations, times and how to upload a video of a senior performance – can be found at www.morningpointefoundation.com/seniorsgottalent.

Participants are not required to be Morning Pointe residents; anyone 62 years young or older may apply. Acts showcasing talents of all kinds are welcome but should not exceed three minutes in length. Ten seniors or acts (including groups) will ultimately be selected to perform in the big show.

Only one act will take home the grand prize of $500. Second- and third-place winners will also receive awards, and Morning Pointe is introducing a brand-new People’s Choice Award. Show attendees will be able to vote for their favorite act at $1 per vote, with funds going to the Morning Pointe Foundation.
Tickets for the grand finale will be $25 and will go on sale in mid- to late-October.

Sat Sep 10 – Nov 19, 10 AM – 1 PM: Occurring on nine Saturdays at Graystone Presbyterian Church, 139 Woodlawn Pike. $200 per student payable in advance. Need based scholarships are available. Led by world-renowned pianist Eric Reed, the workshop’s goal is to inspire, educate and enable the next generation of jazz musicians in East Tennessee by providing a hands-on learning environment focused on the fundamentals of jazz improvisation. Full details including scheduling information, pricing and faculty bios can be found at https://www.knoxjazz.org/workshop. The workshop is open to students in middle and high school.

Tri-Star Arts is pleased to announce the next exhibition in their main gallery and project space at the historic Candoro Marble Building. A solo show, Rag Arcana, featuring recent work by artist Eleanor Aldrich of Knoxville, Tennessee opens Friday, September 9, 2022 and will run through Saturday, November 5, 2022.

A public reception will be held on Friday, November 4, 2022 from 5:00- 8:00 pm (artist in attendance). Aldrich will give an artist talk prior to the reception on Friday, November 4 at 3:30pm in the main gallery.

Eleanor Aldrich was born in Springerville, Arizona. A participant at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, she also holds an MFA in Painting & Drawing from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She earned her BFA in Painting & Drawing through the Academie Minerva (Groningen, the Netherlands) and Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. She was a participant in The Drawing Center’s first Open Sessions, and works in a long-distance collaboration ALDRICH+WEISSBERGER with the artist Barbara Weissberger.

Eleanor has had solo shows in Boston, Nashville, Knoxville, Flagstaff, AZ, the University of Alabama, and the University of North Georgia. Her work has been shown at Saltworks Gallery and Whitespace (Atlanta, GA), The Drawing Center (New York, NY), 1708 (Richmond, VA), the Charlotte Street Foundation (Kansas City, MO), Grin (Providence, RI), and Ortega y Gasset (New York, NY). She is currently represented by Channel To Channel in Chattanooga. She has been awarded an Endowment for the Arts through the Whiteman Foundation, and the Herman E. Spivey Fellowship, and has been an artist in residence at Anderson Ranch in Colorado. Her work has been included in New American Paintings, and reviewed in Art in America and on Artforum.com.

Additionally, a temporal painting installation and performance by artist Ada Friedman titled Path-work Play B. will be featured and on view in the Carriage House during the final 3 days of Rag Arcana with more information forthcoming.

Tri-Star Arts at Candoro Marble Building, 4450 Candora Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. Hours: Tu-Sa 11-5. Information: https://tristararts.org/visit

Get ready for 10 fun-filled, action-packed days full of your fair favorites: concerts, rides, food, competitions, and more!

2022 CONCERTS
Saturday, September 10, 2022 Fiddlers' Convention
Sunday, September 11, 2022 Queen Nation
Monday, September 12, 2022 Dylan Scott
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Bret Michaels
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 TBA
Thursday, September 15, 2022 Ryan Hurd
Friday, September 16, 2022 Joan Jett
Sunday, September 18, 2022 Clint Black

**You must also purchase fair admission with your concert tickets to gain entrance to the fair.**

865.215.1471 or https://www.tnvalleyfair.org/

In the Schilling Gallery of Westminster Presbyterian Church from September 7 - October 29, 2022.

Plein air and other paintings

Robert Felker was born in Knoxville and grew up in Nashville. He has a BFA in Media Arts from the School of Visual Arts, NYC where he studied painting and illustration. After several years as a freelance illustrator, he worked in graphic design for more than 25 years while continuing to paint and make collages. His Patron Saints of Rock series started as a labor of love and has evolved into a promising project with some commercial success. He also paints landscapes en plein air and in studio as well as public art, having painted the Cormac McCarthy Firefly Mural on Clinch Avenue, the Bijou Theatre’s 111th Anniversary Commemorative Mural and “East Tennessee Sunrise,” a mural collaboration with R.B. Morris, inspired by the poetry of President Jimmy Carter and located at the Knoxville Habitat for Humanity headquarters.

https://www.robertfelker.com/

Westminister Presbyterian Church, 6500 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919. Hours: M-R 9-4, Fri 9-12. Information: (865) 584-3957 or www.wpcknox.org

2022 marks the thirtieth year of the Mabry-Hazen House being open to the public, and we're planning to celebrate!

Join us Friday, September 16, 2022 from 6pm to 9pm for cocktails, heavy hors d'oeuvres from Sister South Fine Foods, live music from the Old City Buskers, and the conclusion of our Silent Auction! Many wonderful Knoxville businesses and artists have donated items and tickets for the auction, which will begin online on September 6: https://www.32auctions.com/mabryhazen30

The Garden Party will be a dressy casual event, and attendees are free to come and go as they please. The historic house museum will be open for self-guided tours. Tickets will each include one voucher for a signature cocktail designed and mixed by a local distillery, with extra drink tickets available for sale.

Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37915. Information: 865-522-8661, www.mabryhazen.com

Tomato Head on Market Square from September 2 - October 2
West Knoxville October 4 - November 7

www.JessicaPayneArt.com

Tomato Head, 12 Market Square (865-637-4067) and 7240 Kingston Pike, Suite 172 (865-584-1075), in Knoxville. https://thetomatohead.com/